Kyoto to Tokyo

 

No airports at Kyoto so ended up paying 12700 yen ($150) for a 2.5 hour train ride (compared to 2000 yen from Osaka airport to Kyoto) . Really rough night dont think I slept at all despite trying every trick in the book. Was snacking on peanuts and wasabi flavoured crackers about 3 a.m. Zombie state which could have been due to having couple of coffees about 6 p.m, this rarely effects me but maybe combined with thoughts of travel it did not help.

 

Breakfast at Kyoto railway station, something akin to McDonalds egg McMuffin, the stools didnt have full back rest so you wont stay too long, Saxophone Jazz blaring out at 8 a.m. made sure I left soon as  I could too.

 

Grey suits throughout the train, but then I am in my travelling greys, I even have two shaded grey backpack and rainjacket! I sit next to this guy who is sleep then I notice he is wearing navy V_necl and a black leather jacket with brown piping hanging on a hook, what a rebel! Later I move to the next compartment though, my nerves are a little shot from lack of sleep and cant handle the clicking of keyboard behind me. Chances of sleep are nil though so I write a few things down. Grey suits get on and off at couple of stations intervening, or may be they just change seats, I wont notice who is who anyway, Matrix is here. I have always wondered though why people commute, after all the people who go to Tokyo to work could stay where they are and do the work the people from Tokyo come to do in their town instead, save lots of time and money, but hen who would pay for JR (Japanese Rail).

 

Announcements on the train peceeded by a jingle which has initial notes similar to God Save the Queen anthem, confusing as the final couple of notes break the rythm. The final jingle announcing Tokyo is completely different though.